Who is the healer the darkling loved?

Luda was a Grisha Healer and the Darkling's partner until her untimely death.

Did Luda love darkling?

In the cold open for episode seven, "The Unsea," the audience finally learns more about General Kirigan (also referred to as "the Darkling"). The show flashes back hundreds of years and shows how General Aleksander Kirigan was once in love with a healer named Luda.

Who was darklings lover?

Mal loves her for being herself." I definitely agree with Illyria, the Darkling was obsessed with the sun summoner (not Alina) and how perfect they would be together as polar opposites. Even so, he may have have had some very fragile real feelings for Alina.

Does the darkling still love Alina?

Ultimately, though, Mal and Alina are endgame. After three books of will they or won't they, Alina's dalliance with the Darkling, and near-engagement to Nikolai, the pair end up together running the old orphanage where they grew up in Keramzin.

Did the darkling have a wife?

Many centuries ago, known then as the Black Heretic, the Darkling returned home to his partner Luda, who was also a Grisha Healer.

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Does Nikolai love Alina?

In King of Scars, Nikolai admits that he really grew to love Alina, and that her rejection hurt him.

Is Alina in Six of Crows?

Alina isn't a part of the Six of Crows duology (although characters from those books are used in the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix.)

Did Kirigan really love Alina?

Despite Kirigan's attractiveness, this is obviously a big no-no for Alina and she ditches her romantic feelings for him. In the end, she's reunited with Mal, and though they do not exactly define their relationship, they might not have to.

Does Alina kiss the darkling?

Alina kisses The Darkling first in 'Shadow and Bone'

In Bardugo's first novel, which is also titled Shadow and Bone, Kirigan kisses Alina without warning. The first kiss between the two characters differed in the show, and instead, Alina makes the first move.

Does the darkling kiss Alina in siege and storm?

Over the other's protests, Alina orders Tolya and Tamar to prevent Mal from stopping her from surrendering to the Darkling. She promises Mal that she has always loved him and that their story will never end, and then goes to the Darkling and kisses him.

Do Nikolai and Zoya end up together?

In Rule of Wolves, Zoya confesses that she loves Nikolai, and at the end of the book, it is implied that Zoya and Nikolai intend to marry.

What chapter do the darkling and Alina kiss?

We're talking the Darkling and Alina's two insanely steamy kisses in Episode 5.

What did the darkling do to Genya?

Genya hasn't seen her parents since she was five. Because of her uniqueness of being a gifted Tailor, the Darkling sent her as a gift to the Queen at a young age, making Genya her servant. Since she had slept in the Grand Palace and received privileges, the other Grisha treated her with resentment.

Did Aleksander create the fold?

When the Ravkan army tracks him down to the Grisha hide out, a heartbroken and desperate Aleksander creates the Shadow Fold. The soldiers themselves are transformed into volcra and he in turn becomes the Darkling.

Did Kirigan create the fold?

Spoilers for the plot of season one.

In the big twist of season one, we find out that General Kirigan, also called the Darkling, actually is the Black Heretic. He has been alive for centuries, and created the Fold using merzost, a.k.a. the power of creation, to expand his own power and save the Grisha with him.

Does Alina end up with Mal?

In the third novel in the Grisha trilogy, Ruin and Rising, Mal and Alina do eventually get married and reopen the Keramzin orphanage where they grew up. However, speaking to Digital Spy about Alina's love life, actress Jessie Mei Li has admitted that she hopes there is scope for Alina to be queer in season 2.

Did Zoya sleep with Mal?

The only real difference in behaviour is that Mal doesn't sleep with Zoya when they meet in the first episode (episode 1 minute 17:59), which we are told that he does in the book.

Did Alina erase her scar?

Alina never gets her scar removed

In episode four of the show, Alina eventually asks Genya to remove the scar on her palm after not hearing back from Mal. However, in the books Alina never asks for the scar to be removed but instead keeps it to remind her of who she is.

How old is Alina in the show?

In the books, the Darkling appears to be only a few years older than Alina, who is 17. But by making him look older, the series keeps the unhealthy power dynamic between these characters in the forefront of viewers' minds.

Do Alina and Mal kiss in the book?

Mal and Alina kiss right before finding the stag in the book. In both the books and the show, Mal and Alina spend several key days together in the forest after she escapes from Kirigan. In the show, Alina decides they should track down Morozova's stag.

Who is the darklings half sister?

Ulla is a half-sildroher songcaster and the half-sister of The Darkling via their late mother, Baghra. She is also known as Sankta Ursula of the Waves.

Is the darkling the villain?

The Darkling, despite being the villain of Shadow and Bone, works as a well-intentioned extremist with a sympathetic tragic backstory. He has had plenty of upsetting things happen in his long life, from the reason he created the Fold in the first place to losing Alina after thinking he might win her over.

Who Alina parents?

Both Bardugo and showrunner Eric Heisserer said in interviews that making Alina half-Shu made a lot of sense for them, with Bardugo pointing out that the books' Alina was born on the border between Ravka and Shu Han.

How are Mal and the darkling related?

While searching for the last amplifier, Mal and Alina find out the truth about Mal's heritage. He is descended from Baghra's sister, making him a great-nephew of the Darkling.

Is Alina part Shu in the books?

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The series protagonist, Alina Starkov, we are told, was born in the border regions of Shu Han and Ravka and is herself part Shu. In the book series, however, Alina was full Ravkan, Ravka being the Grishaverse's stand-in for Czarist Russia.